Police say two teenagers are responsible for a bank robbery in midtown Anchorage and subsequent police chase on the Hillside Thursday afternoon.
According to the Anchorage Police Department, 17-year-old Faleti Lolo is being charged as an adult. His 15-year-old accused accomplice in the crime is not.
On Wednesday afternoon, the 15-year-old walked into a Denali Alaska Federal Credit Union bank, held a gun at an employee’s head and demanded money, police said. Then he fled and got into a stolen, white Subaru driven by Lolo, the agency wrote in an updated release.
APD spokesperson Jennifer Castro said witnesses provided helpful details that helped APD’s investigation.
“The folks that were involved in this incident did an excellent job in getting that information and getting that information to us quickly,” said Castro.
Officers stopped Lolo’s vehicle by pinning it into a snowbank near O’Malley Road and Hillside Drive. According to police, the 15-year-old was caught quickly. Lolo ran through the woods and was arrested near Homestead Trail and East 99th Avenue.
One police officer was received minor injuries in the incident and three Anchorage schools were put in lockdown mode.
Lolo has been charged with first-degree robbery, theft, vehicle theft and failure to stop at the direction of an officer. APD said the 15-year-old is being charged with first-degree robbery, but is not being charged as an adult.
Lolo is scheduled to be arraigned Saturday afternoon. Castro said it is possible additional charges could be filed in the case.
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